diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
index bdaad0b..bf51f5e 100644
--- a/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -1,113 +1,24 @@
-use core::fmt::Debug;
+use core::fmt::{Debug, Display};
+use std::{collections::{LinkedList, VecDeque}, sync::{Arc, Mutex}};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum InputEvent {
-    PowerOn,
-    PowerOff,
-    NetworkActivity,
-    NetworkOnline,
-    NetworkOffline
-}
+use rgb::Rgb;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Variant {
+    SignedByte(i8),
     Byte(u8),
     UInt(u32),
     Int(i32),
     BigUInt(u64),
     BigInt(i64),
-    Boolean(bool)
+    Boolean(bool),
+    String(String),
+    RGB(Rgb<u8>)
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum Event {
-    ReadyToRock,
-    Tick,
-    StartThing(&'static str),
-    StopThing(&'static str),
-    Input(InputEvent),
-    PropertyChange(&'static str, Variant)
-}
-
-pub struct SystemState {
-    key: &'static str,
-    value: Variant,
-    values: Vec::<Box<SystemState>>
-}
-
-impl SystemState {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        SystemState {
-            key: "",
-            value: Variant::Byte(0),
-            values: Vec::new()
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn get_key(&self, key: &'static str) -> Option<&Self> {
-        if key == self.key {
-            Some(self)
-        } else {
-            for next in self.values.iter() {
-                match next.get_key(key) {
-                    None => (),
-                    Some(next_val) => return Some(next_val)
-                }
-            }
-            return None
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn get_key_mut(&mut self, key: &'static str) -> Option<&mut Self> {
-        if key == self.key {
-            Some(self)
-        } else {
-            for next in self.values.iter_mut() {
-                match next.get_key_mut(key) {
-                    None => (),
-                    Some(next_val) => return Some(next_val)
-                }
-            }
-            return None
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn get(&self, key: &'static str) -> Option<Variant> {
-        match self.get_key(key) {
-            None => None,
-            Some(v) => Some(v.value)
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn set<V>(&mut self, key: &'static str, value: V) where Variant: From<V> {
-        match self.get_key_mut(key) {
-            None => self.values.push(Box::new(SystemState {
-                value: value.into(),
-                key: key,
-                values: Vec::new()
-            })),
-            Some(found_key) => {
-                found_key.value = value.into()
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Event {
-    pub fn new_tick() -> Self {
-        Event::Tick
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_property_change<T>(key: &'static str, data: T) -> Self where Variant: From<T> {
-        Event::PropertyChange(key, Variant::from(data))
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_ready_to_rock() -> Self {
-        Event::ReadyToRock
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_input_event(event: InputEvent) -> Self {
-        Event::Input(event)
+impl From<u8> for Variant {
+    fn from(value: u8) -> Self {
+        Variant::Byte(value)
     }
 }
 
@@ -120,6 +31,21 @@ impl Into<u8> for Variant {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<u64> for Variant {
+    fn from(value: u64) -> Self {
+        Variant::BigUInt(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Into<u64> for Variant {
+    fn into(self) -> u64 {
+        match self {
+            Variant::BigUInt(b) => b,
+            _ => 0
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<bool> for Variant {
     fn from(value: bool) -> Self {
         Variant::Boolean(value)
@@ -132,32 +58,197 @@ impl From<i64> for Variant {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<u8> for Variant {
-    fn from(value: u8) -> Self {
-        Variant::Byte(value)
+impl From<u32> for Variant {
+    fn from(value: u32) -> Self {
+        Variant::UInt(value)
     }
 }
 
+impl From<i32> for Variant {
+    fn from(value: i32) -> Self {
+        Variant::Int(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<String> for Variant {
+    fn from(value: String) -> Self {
+        Variant::String(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<&'a str> for Variant {
+    fn from(value: &'a str) -> Self {
+        Variant::String(value.to_owned())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Rgb<u8>> for Variant {
+    fn from(value: Rgb<u8>) -> Self {
+        Variant::RGB(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<i8> for Variant {
+    fn from(value: i8) -> Self {
+        Variant::SignedByte(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for Variant {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Variant::BigInt(i) => (i as &dyn Display).fmt(f),
+            Variant::BigUInt(i) => (i as &dyn Display).fmt(f),
+            Variant::Boolean(i) => (i as &dyn Display).fmt(f),
+            Variant::Byte(i) => (i as &dyn Display).fmt(f),
+            Variant::Int(i) => (i as &dyn Display).fmt(f),
+            Variant::String(i) => (i as &dyn Display).fmt(f),
+            Variant::UInt(i) => (i as &dyn Display).fmt(f),
+            Variant::SignedByte(b) => (b as &dyn Display).fmt(f),
+            Variant::RGB(rgb) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("[{}, {}, {}]", rgb.r, rgb.g, rgb.b)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Event {
+    ReadyToRock,
+    Tick,
+    StartThing(&'static str),
+    StopThing(&'static str),
+    PropertyChange(&'static str, Variant)
+}
+
+impl Event {
+    pub const fn new_tick() -> Self {
+        Event::Tick
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_property_change<T>(key: &'static str, data: T) -> Self where Variant: From<T> {
+        Event::PropertyChange(key, Variant::from(data))
+    }
+
+    pub const fn new_ready_to_rock() -> Self {
+        Event::ReadyToRock
+    }
+
+    pub const fn new_start_thing(name: &'static str) -> Self {
+        Event::StartThing(name)
+    }
+
+    pub const fn new_stop_thing(name: &'static str) -> Self {
+        Event::StopThing(name)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Property {
+    key: &'static str,
+    value: Variant
+}
+
+impl Property {
+    pub const fn new(key: &'static str, value: Variant) -> Self {
+        Property {
+            key,
+            value: value
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Properties {
+    contents: LinkedList<Property>
+}
+
+impl Properties {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Properties {
+            contents: LinkedList::new()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_key(&self, key: &'static str) -> Option<&Property> {
+        for next in self.contents.iter() {
+            if next.key == key {
+                return Some(next);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    fn get_key_mut(&mut self, key: &'static str) -> Option<&mut Property> {
+        for next in self.contents.iter_mut() {
+            if next.key == key {
+                return Some(next);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, key: &'static str) -> Option<Variant> {
+        match self.get_key(key) {
+            None => None,
+            Some(v) => Some(v.value.clone())
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set<V>(&mut self, key: &'static str, value: V) -> bool where Variant: From<V> {
+        let as_variant: Variant = value.into();
+        match self.get_key_mut(key) {
+            None => {
+                self.contents.push_front(Property::new(key, as_variant));
+                return true
+            },
+            Some(found_key) => {
+                if found_key.value != as_variant {
+                    found_key.value = as_variant;
+                    return true
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct EventBus {
-    pending: Vec<Event>
+    pending: Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<Event>>>,
+    props: Arc<Mutex<Properties>>
 }
 
 impl EventBus {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         EventBus {
-            pending: Vec::new()
+            pending: Arc::new(Mutex::new(VecDeque::with_capacity(32))),
+            props: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Properties::new()))
         }
     }
 
     pub fn next(&mut self) -> Event {
-        if self.pending.len() == 0 {
-            Event::new_tick()
-        } else {
-            self.pending.pop().unwrap()
+        let next = self.pending.lock().unwrap().pop_front().unwrap_or(Event::new_tick());
+
+        match next {
+            Event::PropertyChange(key, value) => {
+                if self.props.lock().unwrap().set(key, value.clone()) {
+                    log::trace!("prop-update key={} value={:?}", key, value);
+                    Event::PropertyChange(key, value)
+                } else {
+                    Event::new_tick()
+                }
+            },
+            _ => next
         }
     }
 
     pub fn push(&mut self, event: Event) {
-        self.pending.push(event);
+        self.pending.lock().unwrap().push_back(event);
+    }
+
+    pub fn property(&self, key: &'static str) -> Option<Variant> {
+        self.props.lock().unwrap().get(key)
     }
 }
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